Texas Rangers (8-3, first in the AL West) vs. Chicago Cubs (8-5, first in the NL Central)
Chicago; Tuesday, 7:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Patrick Corbin (0-0); Cubs: Jameson Taillon (1-1, 6.97 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, eight strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -157, Rangers +133; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Cubs lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Texas Rangers.
Chicago has an 8-5 record overall and a 3-3 record at home. The Cubs have the eighth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .425.
Texas has gone 2-2 in road games and 8-3 overall. The Rangers have the third-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.34.
The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Tucker leads the Cubs with a .327 batting average, and has five doubles, five home runs, 12 walks and 16 RBI. Nico Hoerner is 13-for-36 with six RBI over the past 10 games.
Wyatt Langford ranks second on the Rangers with three extra base hits (three home runs). Jonah Heim is 6-for-21 with two home runs and three RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cubs: 7-3, .261 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored opponents by 30 runs
Rangers: 8-2, .181 batting average, 3.17 ERA, outscored by five runs
INJURIES: Cubs: Vidal Brujan: 10-Day IL (elbow), Tyson Miller: 15-Day IL (hip), Ryan Brasier: 15-Day IL (hip), Javier Assad: 15-Day IL (oblique)
Rangers: Jack Leiter: 15-Day IL (finger), Cody Bradford: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Jung: 10-Day IL (neck), Jon Gray: 60-Day IL (wrist), Josh Sborz: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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